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Whats Up Newport: Champlin grants to help fund major projects for Newport area non-profits

 November 22, 2024

By: Frank Prosnitz, Whats Up Newport November 20, 2024   Of the $9.1 million in grants statewide to 109 non-profits, some $1.6 million was ...

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Press Release: 2024 Annual Meeting

 October 10, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2024 CONTACT Lauren Craig Membership@NewportHistory.org Newport Historical Society Installs New Members at Annual Meeting Benson and Streator Join, Newhouse ...

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The Providence Journal: Newport’s oldest home has ties to Black history. Now it’s becoming a center to learn from

 September 3, 2024

Newport Historical Society announced a campaign this month dedicated to raising $4.5 million to establish a center for Black history at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard house ...

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Newport Daily News: Newport’s oldest home has ties to Black history. Now it’s becoming a center to learn from

 August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024 By: Savana Dunning, Newport Daily News Newport Historical Society announced a campaign this month dedicated to raising $4.5 million to establish ...

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NBC10: Reed speaks about federal funding to preserve Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House

 August 23, 2024

August 19, 2024 By: NBC 10 News (WJAR) — Sen. Jack Reed highlighted the use of federal funding to preserve the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House in Newport ...

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WPRI12: Enslaved person’s belongings found under floorboards of historic Newport home

 August 23, 2024

August 19, 2024 By: Leah Crowley, WPRI12   NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The Newport Historical Society (NHS) is getting nearly $400,000 in federal funds to help ...

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